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*In New Zealand, most Express Lift elevators are maintained by [[Schindler]] and have Schindler name plate (many have not been modernized by them, but they still have Schindler name plate).
  
*In New Zealand, most Express Lift elevators are maintained by [[Schindler]] and have Schindler name plate (many have not been modernized by them, but they still have Schindler name plate).
 
*Some Express Lift elevators are often labelled as '''GEC''' (General Electric Company) or '''GEC Express'''<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tia6UwjU3DA Express lift with GEC logo]</ref> and all of those brand are not appeared in the United Kingdom.
  
*Some Express Lift elevators are often labelled as '''GEC''' (General Electric Company) or '''GEC Express'''<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tia6UwjU3DA Express lift with GEC logo]</ref> and all of those brand are not appeared in the United Kingdom.
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*Express Lift also made their own escalators, but they are extremely rare. An example is found in The Arcade, Singapore, branded as GEC.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3BfEFmt_Zw Video about a very rare GEC escalator in Singapore]</ref>
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*Express Lift also made their own escalators, but they are extremely rare. An example was found in The Arcade (Raffles Place), Singapore which was installed in 1981 and branded as GEC<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3BfEFmt_Zw Video about a very rare GEC escalator in Singapore]</ref>. However, this escalator is currently being replaced by Schindler from June 13, 2016 and expected to be fully completed by December 31, 2016.
 
*Express Lift once produce the [[Express Lift DMR Control|DMR control system]] (Direct Measured Regulation) elevator, which is similar to [[Westinghouse Electric Corp.|Westinghouse]]'s "Select-o-Matic" elevator system, when both companies were under partnership since 1929.
  
*Express Lift once produce the [[Express Lift DMR Control|DMR control system]] (Direct Measured Regulation) elevator, which is similar to [[Westinghouse Electric Corp.|Westinghouse]]'s "Select-o-Matic" elevator system, when both companies were under partnership since 1929.
 
*Express Lift had a product licensing with the Australian-based [[Elevators Pty. Ltd.]] (or known as '''EPL KONE'''), therefore some older EPL KONE elevator machinery equipments are often have the Express Lifts brand badge.<ref>[http://archive.is/20130626014028/www.flickr.com/photos/jaymietreadwell/8272183674/in/set-72157630279570968 Express Lifts nameplate on EPL KONE machinery]</ref> In addition, Express Lift elevators in Australia were distributed by Elevators Pty. Ltd.
  
*Express Lift had a product licensing with the Australian-based [[Elevators Pty. Ltd.]] (or known as '''EPL KONE'''), therefore some older EPL KONE elevator machinery equipments are often have the Express Lifts brand badge.<ref>[http://archive.is/20130626014028/www.flickr.com/photos/jaymietreadwell/8272183674/in/set-72157630279570968 Express Lifts nameplate on EPL KONE machinery]</ref> In addition, Express Lift elevators in Australia were distributed by Elevators Pty. Ltd.

Revision as of 07:34, 16 November 2016

The Express Lift Company
Old Express Lifts Logo

Founded

1917

Subsidiary of

General Electric Company plc (GEC)

Preceded by

Smith Major & Steven (SMS) Lifts

Succeeded by

Otis Elevator Company

Year active

1920s - 1997[1]

Status

Defunct

The Express Lift Company was the oldest UK-based elevator division that belongs to General Electric Company (GEC) and based in Northampton, England. It was acquired by Otis in 1997[1].

History

GEC logo

The General Electric Company (GEC) logo

The Express Lift Company was established in 1917 by the merger of Easton and GEC elevators. In 1928 Smith, Major & Stevens joined Express, and in 1960 Easton left the partnership and made their own lifts.

In the late 1970s, a lift testing tower called Express Lift Tower (now National Lift Tower) was built in Northampton, England to facilitate lift/elevator testing and research of Express Lift. It was completed in 1982.

In 1995, Express Lift merged with another UK elevator company Evans Lifts, then both companies was known as ExpressEvans. Two years later, ExpressEvans was taken over by Otis. In addition, General Electric Company (elevator division) in Hong Kong was taken over by Otis in 1999. After ExpressEvans was taken over, Otis Elevator Company has re-operate the ExpressEvans in both UK (ExpressEvans)[2] and Hong Kong (Express)[3][4] which are nowadays both elevator company are subsidiaries by Otis. The name ExpressEvans is also used in the new Gen2-based Express M.R.L. elevator in the UK.[2]

National Lift Tower

The National Lift Tower (previously called The Express Lift Tower and known locally as the 'Northampton Lighthouse') is a lift testing tower built by the Express Lift Company located in Weedon Road in Northampton, England. The structure was commissioned in 1978 with construction commencing in 1980, and was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on November 12, 1982.

Elevator fixtures

Main article: Express Lifts Fixtures Guide

Notable installations

Main article: List of Notable Elevator Installations of Express Lift

Trivia

  • In New Zealand, most Express Lift elevators are maintained by Schindler and have Schindler name plate (many have not been modernized by them, but they still have Schindler name plate).
  • Some Express Lift elevators are often labelled as GEC (General Electric Company) or GEC Express[5] and all of those brand are not appeared in the United Kingdom.
  • Express Lift also made their own escalators, but they are extremely rare. An example was found in The Arcade (Raffles Place), Singapore which was installed in 1981 and branded as GEC[6]. However, this escalator is currently being replaced by Schindler from June 13, 2016 and expected to be fully completed by December 31, 2016.
  • Express Lift once produce the DMR control system (Direct Measured Regulation) elevator, which is similar to Westinghouse's "Select-o-Matic" elevator system, when both companies were under partnership since 1929.
  • Express Lift had a product licensing with the Australian-based Elevators Pty. Ltd. (or known as EPL KONE), therefore some older EPL KONE elevator machinery equipments are often have the Express Lifts brand badge.[7] In addition, Express Lift elevators in Australia were distributed by Elevators Pty. Ltd.
  • Express Lift also supplies elevators for the Housing and Development Board (HDB) public housing flats in Singapore in the mid-1990s as part of the Lift Upgrading Programme (LUP) scheme. Before the LUP era, they also supplied a small number of elevators in the 1960s.

Gallery

Logos and nameplates

Others

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Northamptonshire - A Sense Of Place - 360 degree panoramic image of the Northampton Lift Tower, BBC, December, 2003
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Otis is now using ExpressEvans name again!
  3. ↑ Express Traction Elevator at Front Wing, Montane Mansion, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong
  4. ↑ Nowadays, Express (Hong Kong) which is a distributor of Diebold Aufzüge (elevators) and Hyundai (escalators).
  5. ↑ Express lift with GEC logo
  6. ↑ Video about a very rare GEC escalator in Singapore
  7. ↑ Express Lifts nameplate on EPL KONE machinery

See also

Express Lifts Fixtures Guide

External Links

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Operating Fujitec • Hitachi • Hyundai • Kone • Mitsubishi Electric (Shanghai Mitsubishi) • Otis (Otis Electric • Sigma) • Schindler • TK Elevator • Toshiba
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